(a) For 1992-1996 data, expectation of life was based on annual life tables (statistical models used to represent mortality of a population; for more information, see Deaths, Australia, (cat. no. 3302.0)). From 1997, expectation of life has been calculated using data for the three years ending in the year shown in the table heading.

(b) Based on deaths registered during the year.

(c) Rates are age-standardised to the 2001 Australian population.

(d) Adjusted to a common basis for the two disability surveys of 1993 and 1998. As a result, the national estimate for 1998 is not the same as that shown in theState summary table.

(e) As a proportion of all children in that age group on the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register.

(f) Age-standardised to the 2001 National Health Survey benchmark population.

(g) Average number of services processed per Australian resident.

Reference periods:

Data for indicators 1-12 are calculated using data for the three years ending in the year shown in the table heading from 1997 onwards.

Data for indicators 13-40 are for the calendar year.

Data for indicators 41-43 are at 31 December for 2003 and at 30 June for 1998-2002.

Data for indicators 44-55 are according to the reference period for the most recent National Health Survey.

Data for indicators 56-58, 60-64 and 66-67 are for the financial year.

Data for indicator 59 are at August.

Data for indicator 65 are at the June quarter of each year.

HEALTH: STATE SUMMARY

HEALTH STATUS

Units

Years

NSW

Vic.

Qld

SA

WA

Tas.

NT

ACT

Aust.

Life expectancy

1

Life expectancy at birth - males

years

2000-2002

77.3

77.8

77.2

77.3

77.9

76.5

71.3

79.2

77.4

2

Life expectancy at birth - females

years

2000-2002

82.6

82.8

82.4

82.6

82.9

81.3

76.7

83.3

82.6

3

Males surviving to age 50 years

%

2000-2002

94.5

94.9

94.2

94.4

94.6

94.3

87.7

95.5

94.4

4

Females surviving to age 50

%

2000-2002

97.1

97.1

96.8

96.9

96.9

96.6

92.5

97.7

96.9

5

Males surviving to age 70

%

2000-2002

77.8

79.1

77.4

78.0

79.2

76.2

64.3

82.3

78.1

6

Females surviving to age 70

%

2000-2002

86.8

87.3

86.7

86.7

87.2

84.3

74.6

88.6

86.8

7

Males surviving to age 85

%

2000-2002

33.5

34.8

34.1

33.4

35.4

30.7

23.0

38.9

34.0

8

Females surviving to age 85

%

2000-2002

52.0

52.8

51.9

52.3

53.7

47.5

36.8

52.8

52.2

Mortality(a)

9

Total number of deaths

'000

2002

46.4

33.8

24.0

12.0

11.3

4.0

0.9

1.4

133.7

10

Standardised death rate

(per 1,000 population)

rate

2002

6.6

6.6

6.8

6.7

6.4

7.6

9.0

5.9

6.7

11

Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)

rate

2002

4.6

5.0

5.8

5.1

4.3

6.2

11.3

3.4

5.0

12

Perinatal mortality rate (per 1,000 live births

and fetal deaths combined)

rate

2002

7.2

8.3

8.8

8.3

7.1

12.9

10.4

5.6

8.0

Morbidity and disability prevalence

13

Cancer(b)

%

2001

1.4

1.3

1.7

1.2

1.2

1.0

n.a.

1.7

1.4

14

Ischaemic and other heart disease(b)

%

2001

1.6

2.1

2.5

1.8

1.5

2.2

n.a.

2.2

1.9

15

Diabetes(b)

%

2001

2.9

3.1

2.8

2.9

2.7

2.1

n.a.

3.1

2.9

16

Asthma(b)

%

2001

11.1

12.1

12.0

12.6

10.5

11.7

n.a.

12.3

11.6

17

Injury(b)

%

2001

3.7

3.4

4.2

3.3

2.8

4.8

n.a.

4.4

3.7

18

High/very high levels of psychological

distress - aged 18 and over(b)

%

2001

12.9

12.9

11.8

14.2

11.1

13.9

n.a.

9.2

12.6

19

Arthritis(b)

%

2001

13.9

12.9

14.1

12.9

13.5

18.7

n.a.

11.8

13.6

20

Persons with a disability(c)(d)

%

1998

19.3

18.0

19.9

22.4

19.5

22.3

13.3

17.2

19.3

21

Persons with a profound/severe

core activity restriction(c)(d)

%

1998

6.0

5.7

6.8

5.9

5.9

7.3

6.6

6.7

6.1

CAUSES OF DEATH

Units

Years(e)

NSW

Vic.

Qld

SA

WA

Tas.

NT

ACT

Aust.

Rates are per 100,000 population

Leading causes(d)

22

Cancer

rate

2000-2002

185

192

191

189

186

216

210

176

189

23

Ischaemic heart disease

rate

2000-2002

136

126

150

140

122

147

159

117

135

24

Stroke

rate

2000-2002

68

58

66

61

54

70

59

62

64

Selected cancers(d)

25

Lung cancer - males

rate

2000-2002

53

52

57

52

58

62

76

34

54

26

Lung cancer - females

rate

2000-2002

22

23

23

21

24

32

32

19

23

27

Breast cancer - females

rate

2000-2002

24

26

24

28

24

27

20

27

25

28

Prostate cancer - males

rate

2000-2002

35

37

37

36

30

43

24

33

36

29

Skin cancer

rate

2000-2002

8

6

9

6

8

7

8

6

7

Heart disease and diabetes(d)

30

Ischaemic heart disease - males

rate

2000-2002

177

167

189

188

161

188

190

144

176

31

Ischaemic heart disease - females

rate

2000-2002

103

95

118

103

92

113

119

93

103

32

Diabetes mellitus

rate

2000-2002

13

20

16

16

18

18

49

13

16

Motor vehicle accidents

33

Motor vehicle traffic accident(d)

rate

2000-2002

8

8

9

10

10

9

23

5

9

34

Males aged 15-24

rate

2000-2002

25

24

27

29

33

28

54

12

26

35

Females aged 15-24

rate

2000-2002

7

8

9

8

11

9

32

5

8

Suicide

36

Suicide(d)

rate

2000-2002

11

11

15

13

14

13

23

10

12

37

Males(d)

rate

2000-2002

18

17

24

21

21

22

38

17

20

38

Females(d)

rate

2000-2002

5

5

6

5

6

5

6

4

5

39

Males aged 15-24

rate

2000-2002

17

15

26

23

26

20

46

13

20

40

Females aged 15-24

rate

2000-2002

4

5

6

3

7

7

16

5

5

Drug induced(d)

41

Drug induced

rate

2000-2002

6

7

6

6

6

5

6

5

6

42

Males

rate

2000-2002

9

9

7

7

7

6

8

6

8

43

Females

rate

2000-2002

4

5

4

4

5

4

3

4

4

RISK FACTORS

Units

Years

NSW

Vic.

Qld

SA

WA

Tas.

NT

ACT

Aust.

Immunisation status(f)

44

Fully immunised children aged 12-15 months

%

2003

91.0

91.7

91.3

91.6

89.1

91.7

85.5

88.3

91.0

45

Fully immunised children aged 24-27 months

%

2003

90.8

92.1

92.5

92.9

89.8

94.4

93.6

89.0

91.6

46

Fully immunised children aged 72-75 months

%

2003

82.9

86.2

83.6

83.6

80.2

85.0

82.4

84.7

83.7

Drinking and smoking(b)

47

Risky/high-risk drinkers

- of males aged 18 and over

%

2001

13.1

10.9

15.8

14.0

13.9

12.8

n.a.

14.1

13.2

48

Risky/high-risk drinkers

- of females aged 18 and over

%

2001

8.6

7.7

8.1

8.0

11.1

7.0

n.a.

9.3

8.5

49

Current smokers

- of males aged 18 and over

%

2001

27.2

27.7

30.5

28.2

24.8

25.0

n.a.

20.9

27.3

50

Current smokers

- of females aged 18 and over

%

2001

21.3

20.6

20.7

21.4

21.5

23.7

n.a.

19.0

21.4

Diet and exercise(b)

51

Overweight/obese adults

- of males aged 18 and over

%

2001

54.5

54.4

55.8

51.9

55.0

54.2

n.a.

51.9

54.4

52

Overweight/obese adults

- of females aged 18 and over

%

2001

37.6

37.9

41.3

38.1

36.2

36.6

n.a.

32.6

38.2

53

Adults with low usual intake of fruit

- of males aged 18 and over

%

2001

53.9

54.2

50.3

62.2

50.1

56.2

n.a.

50.6

53.5

54

Adults with low usual intake of fruit

- of females aged 18 and over

%

2001

43.8

39.7

39.6

43.4

40.8

43.8

n.a.

40.9

41.9

55

Adults who are physically inactive

- of males aged 18 and over

%

2001

32.8

28.2

31.2

31.7

28.8

31.9

n.a.

24.0

30.9

56

Adults who are physically inactive

- of females aged 18 and over

%

2001

36.1

28.8

33.0

32.4

28.1

32.0

n.a.

24.2

32.0

High blood pressure(b)

57

Hypertension - of males aged 18 and over

%

2001

12.7

11.9

11.8

12.6

12.9

16.0

n.a.

16.2

12.8

58

Hypertension - of females aged 18 and over

%

2001

14.3

14.2

15.6

14.0

13.1

16.0

n.a.

12.0

13.9

SERVICES

Units

Years

NSW

Vic.

Qld

SA

WA

Tas.

NT

ACT

Aust.

59

Hospital separations (per 1,000 population)

rate

2001-02

285

341

358

334

353

313

394

310

324

60

Hospital beds (per 1,000 population)

no.

2001-02

3.8

3.7

4.4

5.0

4.4

4.5

3.4

3.3

4.0

61

Average length of stay in hospital

days

2001-02

4.0

3.5

3.4

3.9

3.4

3.9

3.2

3.4

3.6

62

Doctors (per 100,000 population)

no.

2001

251

252

234

276

232

235

253

287

248

63

Residential aged care places (per

1,000 population aged 70 and over)

no.

2001-02

81.0

78.5

85.9

83.7

82.8

82.3

103.3

76.1

81.6

Medicare usage

Average Medicare services processed(h)

64

Per person

no.

2002-03

11.8

11.2

10.9

10.8

10.3

10.2

7.4

9.6

11.1

65

Per male

no.

2002-03

10.0

9.4

9.0

9.0

8.4

8.2

5.9

7.8

9.3

66

Per female

no.

2002-03

13.5

12.9

12.8

12.5

12.3

12.0

9.1

11.3

12.9

67

Proportion of Medicare services

used by persons aged 65 and over

%

2002-03

27.7

28.3

26.1

30.6

24.9

28.6

9.9

21.2

27.4

EXPENDITURE

Units

Years

NSW

Vic.

Qld

SA

WA

Tas.

NT

ACT

Aust.

68

Persons with private health insurance

%

2003

44.6

43.0

40.7

44.5

46.1

43.2

32.4

(g)

43.5

(a) Based on deaths registered during the year.

(b) Rates are age standardised to the 2001 National Health Survey benchmark population.